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Tata
/Sounds like "TAH" (as in "tar") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
A child's word for "dad" used in Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay. Small children use tata before graduating to the standard "papá." Warm, tender, and the kind of word adults still remember fondly from when they were little.
“Dad got home from work and brought me a present.”
“When I was a baby I used to call my dad tata.”
Tata
/Sounds like "TAH" (as in "tar") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
In Chile, an affectionate term for grandfather or father in baby talk. Especially common in southern Chile and rural areas, the warmest way a child refers to their grandpa.
“My grandpa taught me how to fish when I was little.”
“When is grandpa coming to visit us?”
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Tata
/Sounds like "TAH" (as in "tar") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
A child's word for "dad" used in Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay. Small children use tata before graduating to the standard "papá." Warm, tender, and the kind of word adults still remember fondly from when they were little.
“Dad got home from work and brought me a present.”
“When I was a baby I used to call my dad tata.”
Tata
/Sounds like "TAH" (as in "tar") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
In Chile, an affectionate term for grandfather or father in baby talk. Especially common in southern Chile and rural areas, the warmest way a child refers to their grandpa.
“My grandpa taught me how to fish when I was little.”
“When is grandpa coming to visit us?”
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Vaca
A group collection, when everyone chips in money for a shared expense like a gift, a night out, or a trip. In Colombia, la vaca is how things get done collectively: nobody carries the full weight alone. You pull out what you can, others do the same, and the goal gets funded.